Erika Gonzalez anchors News4 Midday on NBC4 and serves as a Live Desk and breaking news anchor for the station's evening newscasts and streaming channels.
During the week, Gonzalez's 4 Your Home reports help viewers understand the real estate market while improving the look and feel of their homes. Gonzalez also serves as the editorial lead for a franchise on NBC4's sister station, Telemundo 44. The regular segment, Bebé Tips, supports the needs of parents with young children through access to premier specialists answering their most common questions.
Gonzalez started her career in her native Texas, where she anchored newscasts on KEYE-TV and Telemundo Austin as well as XRIO-TV in the Rio Grande Valley. She has called NBC4 and Washington, D.C., home since 2011.
Gonzalez holds a degree in Communications from the University of Texas-Pan American, now known as UT Rio Grande Valley.
She is an Emmy-Award winning journalist who lives with her husband and daughter in Washington, D.C.
You can email story ideas to her at Erika.Gonzalez@nbcuni.com and follow her on Twitter @Erika_news.
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